Craft IN TRANSLATION.

PRODUCED BY RACHAEL BURROW • WRITTEN BY STEELE THOMAS MARCOUX Etching a Tradition Master stencil carver Rokutani Baiken (left, 1907-73) practices the art of katagami in which layers of washi paper are soaked in tannin-rich persimmon juice, then carved, often in leaf or vine motifs, to create stencils used for resist-dyeing textiles. Patek Philippe flexes its mastery of rare handcraft in a dazzling homage to the Japanese tradition of stencil carving - a compelling reminder of art's universal dialect. The 1850s Edo-era stencil below was used to dye kimonos; chairish.com A Virtuoso Tribute in Time One of nine pocket watches created for Patek Philippe's Watch Art Grand Exhibition Tokyo 2023, "Katagami" (992/178J-001) nods to the historic craft with graphic allusions to paper cutouts and hand-engraved vertical grooves finished with enamel that recall textile fibers. [Extracted from the article]